Stick, Season 2 Feature Scores
Explore all 55 feature scores for Stick, Season 2, organized into pros and cons.
Scores by Feature
Summary
55 reviewed features-
Very positive 4.5-5.029 (53%)
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Positive 3.5-4.413 (24%)
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Neutral 2.5-3.49 (16%)
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Negative 1.5-2.43 (5%)
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Very negative below 1.51 (2%)
Pros
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Wilson, Seehorn, Maron and Olyphant create the season’s most consistently applauded interactions. Pryce and Amanda’s connection is a standout, while splitting up the ensemble weakens some existing relationships.
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Loss, regret and the fear of failing again give the season its strongest moments, particularly in Butch’s dementia storyline. A minority find the sentiment overly engineered.
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Pryce gains depth through a comeback, childhood memories and confronting long-standing fear. Santi and some supporting characters grow too, though reviewers disagree over how fully those arcs are explored.
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The season makes entertainment value a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes mentorship portrayal a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Pryce and Amanda’s playful chemistry wins frequent praise. Other couples’ conflicts can feel contrived, repetitive or oddly immature.
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Olyphant’s expanded role and his exchanges with Maron provide sharp laughs. Some critics find the light humor irresistible, while detractors say the jokes are too sparse or tame.
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The season makes supporting cast performance a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Pryce’s loss still shapes his decisions without wholly defining the second season. The gentle handling of bereavement adds weight to otherwise relaxing comedy.
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The season makes main cast performance a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes drama quality a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes theme depth a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes episode length a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes family relationships a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Character appeal earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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Butch’s shifting lucidity and Amanda’s caregiving supply some of the most moving scenes, allowing family responsibility to matter beyond the golf comeback.
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The comeback storyline gives Pryce an overdue chance to test himself while Santi faces early fame. Several critics welcome the parallel structure, though others find the younger arc routine or underdeveloped.
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Mental health portrayal earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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Setting shift execution earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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The season makes bingeability a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes comic timing a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes self-deprecating comedy a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes renewal interest a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes soundtrack quality a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes tonal consistency a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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An energetic expanded ensemble helps the comedy, although dividing the characters between two stories leaves some supporting relationships feeling shortchanged.
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The comeback and professional-golf tracks create a promising sports framework. Golf devotees may be distracted by implausible technical details and by how often the sport recedes behind personal drama.
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The season makes acting performance a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes ending satisfaction a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Genre satisfaction earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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The short episodes move pleasantly for many, but the split narrative can drag, circle back to the same conversations or rush developments that deserve more buildup.
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The season makes nostalgia appeal a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Critics disagree sharply over the on-course action: some applaud credible swings and convincing tournament sequences, but a golf-focused review identifies glaring scoring and training mistakes.
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The season makes continuity a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes directing quality a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes friendship portrayal a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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Greer’s promotion to a regular role is welcomed as a smart choice, although the premiere leaves room for her character to do more.
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The season makes cinematography a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes educational value a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes episode structure a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes production value a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
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The season makes season premiere quality a clear strength, particularly in its warmer character moments and attention to second chances.
Cons
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Dialogue quality is a sticking point, with familiar or insufficiently developed material drawing criticism.
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Suspense is a sticking point, with familiar or insufficiently developed material drawing criticism.
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Exposition repetition is a sticking point, with familiar or insufficiently developed material drawing criticism.
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Production design is a sticking point, with familiar or insufficiently developed material drawing criticism.
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Episode pacing is a sticking point, with familiar or insufficiently developed material drawing criticism.
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Several writers see Season 2 finally developing a personality beyond its feel-good predecessors; others consider it a predictable imitation that plays too safe.
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The writing has more room for vulnerability and growth but can lean on familiar sports-drama formulas. Repeated conversations, convenient conflicts and a thinly developed professional-golf subplot frustrate more critical viewers.
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Narrative stakes earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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Sports business portrayal earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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Teen subplot quality earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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The larger cast gives Clark more room to shine, but some reviewers miss Pryce and Santi together and feel Judy Greer, Mitts or Zero are sidelined.
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Flashback storytelling earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
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Narrative repetition earns a divided response: appealing individual moments compete with formulaic execution or uneven development.
Use Cases
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Most returning viewers should appreciate Pryce’s larger personal arc and the expanded cast; the same formulaic tendencies and uneven subplots remain.
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Its easygoing half-hour format, warm characters and unthreatening pace make it an appealing comfort watch, particularly for viewers seeking something gentler than prestige drama.
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This is chiefly a soft, character-based comedy with warm banter and occasional scene-stealing mischief. Viewers seeking relentless punchlines may find it too mild.
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Character-focused viewing is a good match for the season’s mix of approachable humor, personal stakes and warmth. The episodes make the experience appealing without demanding constant suspense.
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Casual streaming viewing is a good match for the season’s mix of approachable humor, personal stakes and warmth. The episodes make the experience appealing without demanding constant suspense.
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Inspirational viewing is a good match for the season’s mix of approachable humor, personal stakes and warmth. The episodes make the experience appealing without demanding constant suspense.
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aging-parent caregiver viewing is a good match for the season’s mix of approachable humor, personal stakes and warmth. The episodes make the experience appealing without demanding constant suspense.
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Older-audience viewing has some appeal, but the season’s leisurely pace and uneven use of its ensemble make it a conditional recommendation.
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The found-family relationships and themes of personal renewal offer plenty beyond the course, making this approachable for people who do not follow golf.
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Friendship-story viewing is a good match for the season’s mix of approachable humor, personal stakes and warmth. The episodes make the experience appealing without demanding constant suspense.
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The simple, comforting flow may work better watched together than in small weekly installments, especially for viewers frustrated by the slower subplots.
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Weekly episodic viewingThe episodes are short, but one critic finds too little weekly narrative progress to make the release schedule worth following.
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Golf fan viewingGolf fans may enjoy the tournaments and comeback premise, but technically attentive players could be irritated by scoring mistakes, awkward training scenes and the sport’s secondary emphasis.
Cast & Creators
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Amanda LydeckerSeehorn brings emotional restraint and fresh spark to Pryce’s coaching and romance plot, often lifting scenes through quiet reactions rather than speeches.
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Pryce CahillWilson’s self-effacing charm now carries more vulnerable and reflective scenes, with critics repeatedly calling his work a career standout.
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Clark RossOlyphant’s expanded, more playful role delivers reliable comic energy, with critics frequently identifying him as a scene-stealer.
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MittsMaron’s dry, prickly delivery is a comic foil for the rest of the group, particularly Olyphant, even when Mitts gets less material than he deserves.
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SantiDager conveys Santi’s temptation, fear and adolescent pressure with energy, though dissatisfaction with his storyline sometimes overshadows his work.
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ActorZane’s slick surprise appearance is welcomed as an effective addition to the expanded supporting cast.
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ButchLinn brings heartbreaking unpredictability to Butch’s fleeting moments of recognition, grounding Pryce’s journey in more than a tournament result.
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ElenaTreviño makes Elena’s concerns and professional ambitions sympathetic, even where the scripts keep her relationship plot at a distance.
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ZeroKay brings energy to Zero, whose independent direction wins some praise but whose thin romance subplot disappoints other critics.